“You Saved One of My Best Pictures”: My Adventures with Peter Bogdanovich and his Lost, Last Picture Show

A story about a fan, his favorite filmmaker, and an eBay miracle changing the direction of film history.

Worth 37.5 cents?: The Enduring Legacy of  a Great and Crazy Studio, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group.

I will convince you D.E.G. was an interesting movie studio where multiple artists made masterpieces, new directors got a chance, and solid veterans got their final gigs.

Friendship, The Perfect Blendship: Peter Bogdanovich’s Remarkable, Eccentric Masterpiece AT LONG LAST LOVE

Peter Bogdanovich and Cole Porter’s AT LONG LAST LOVE is the best musical of the last 50 years and is, in fact, a masterpiece

The Rejected Flower: A Heartfelt Defense of Peter Bogdanovich’s Romantic Freefall Through Space, ILLEGALLY YOURS

A discussion of why ILLEGALLY YOURS didn’t deserve the death penalty and the intriguing nature of “humpback movies” made by great directors.

“I Have a Jest to Execute, that I Cannot Manage Alone”: Peter Bogdanovich’s SAINT JACK and THEY ALL LAUGHED

(This piece originally was published at whatchareading.com on May 8, 2017) What brought Hollywood traditionalist Peter Bogdanovich, low-budget drive-in messiah Roger Corman, experimental European cinematographer Robby Muller, method acting Cassavetes regular Ben Gazzara, classically trained British actor Denholm Elliot, acclaimed expatriate novelist Paul Theroux, and scoundrel Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner together? The film Saint Jack,Continue reading ““I Have a Jest to Execute, that I Cannot Manage Alone”: Peter Bogdanovich’s SAINT JACK and THEY ALL LAUGHED”